{{#vardefine:$type|Dragon}}{{#vardefine:$type2|Psychic}} Latios (Japanese: ラティオス Ratiosu) is a Dragon/Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation III. It is Latias's male counterpart.
Biology[]
Physiology[]
Latios looks similar to Latias, though he is blue and a bit larger; he is also similar to Lugia. Latios has an upside-down, white teardrop shape in the center of his blue face. In the middle of his chest, Latios has a red triangle, much like Latias', whose is blue, showing in some way they are related. In the movie Pokémon Heroes, Latios and Latias both serve as guardians. In Mega form, Latios has purple skin tone.
Special abilities[]
Latios comes with the ability Levitate, which causes Ground-type moves to always miss except the move Sand Attack. Latios is able to fold in his arms and fly at the speed of a jet. He can also make foes see images he has seen or what he imagines in his head. He can understand human speech. Even if he is hiding, Latios can detect the locations and emotions of others using telepathy. Latios can also refract light around him to make him appear invisible unless the light strikes him just right. Latios is the only known Pokémon that learns Luster Purge.
In the movie Pokémon Heroes, Latias and Latios also had the ability "Sight Sharing" which allowed Latias and people around her to see exactly what Latios is seeing and vice versa.
Evolution[]
Mega Latios with and Mega Latias in the anime
Latios does not evolve. However, as of Generation VI, Latios can Mega Evolve, if he holds the Latiosite.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon[]
Red/Blue Rescue Team[]
Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs[]
If you choose a male player character (aka Ben), the Pokémon Pinchers hunt Latios. One of the Guardian Signs is a sign to call Latios. This is your transportation for the game, besides Staraptor.
Games[]
Locations[]
| Locations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity | |||||||
| Ruby and Sapphire | Southern Island (Sapphire only; requires Eon Ticket) Roaming Hoenn (Ruby only) |
One | |||||||
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Trade | None | |||||||
| Emerald | Southern Island (requires Eon Ticket) or Roaming Hoenn | One | |||||||
| Diamond and Pearl | Trade | None | |||||||
| Platinum | Trade | None | |||||||
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Roaming Kanto (SoulSilver only) Pewter City (HeartGold only) |
One | |||||||
| Black and White | Trade | None | |||||||
| Black 2 and White 2 | Dreamyard (Black 2 only) | One | |||||||
| X and Y | Trade | None | |||||||
| Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Southern Island (Omega Ruby only; Alpha Sapphire if player has the Eon Ticket) | One | |||||||
| Sun and Moon | Trade | None | |||||||
| Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Ultra Space Wilds (Water World; Ultra Sun Only) | One | |||||||
Side game locations[]
| Locations | |
| Game(s) | Area(s) |
| Pokémon Channel | Cobalt Coast |
| Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire | Randomly on the Ruby Field |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Random Agent Cards, Mr. Who's Den |
| Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team | Northern Range (25F) |
| Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness | Deep Spacial Rift (B5F)Midnight Forest (B24F)(Requires Mystery Part or Secret Slab in the bag) |
Pokédex entries[]
- Ruby
Latios has the ability to make its foe see an image of what it has seen or imagines in its head. This Pokémon is intelligent and understands human speech.
- Sapphire
Latios will only open its heart to a Trainer with a compassionate spirit. This Pokémon can fly faster than a jet plane by folding its forelegs to minimize air resistance.
- FireRed
It has a docile temperament and dislikes fighting. Tucking in its forelegs, it can fly faster than a jet plane.
- LeafGreen
It has a docile temperament and dislikes fighting. Tucking in its forelegs, it can fly faster than a jet plane.
- Emerald
Even in hiding, it can detect the locations of others and sense their emotions since it has telepathy. Its intelligence allows it to understand human languages.
- Diamond
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- Pearl
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- Platinum
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- HeartGold
It understands human speech and is highly intelligent. It is a tender Pokémon that dislikes fighting.
- SoulSilver
It understands human speech and is highly intelligent. It is a tender Pokémon that dislikes fighting.
- Black
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- White
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- Black 2
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- White 2
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- X
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
- Y
It understands human speech and is highly intelligent. It is a tender Pokémon that dislikes fighting.
- Omega Ruby
Latios has the ability to make others see an image of what it has seen or imagines in its head. This Pokémon is intelligent and understands human speech.
- Alpha Sapphire
Latios will only open its heart to a Trainer with a compassionate spirit. This Pokémon can fly faster than a jet plane by folding its forelegs to minimize air resistance.
Stats[]
| Base Stats | |
|---|---|
| HP | |
| Attack | |
| Defense | |
| Sp. Atk | |
| Sp. Def | |
| Speed | |
| Total | 600
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| Base Stats | |
|---|---|
| HP | |
| Attack | |
| Defense | |
| Sp. Atk | |
| Sp. Def | |
| Speed | |
| Total | 700
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Learnset[]
Leveling[]
| Leveling Generation VII | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Acc. | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| 1 | Memento | — | 100% | 10 | Dark | Status | |||
| 1 | Helping Hand | — | —% | 20 | Normal | Status | |||
| 1 | Heal Block | — | 100% | 15 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 1 | Psywave | — | 100% | 15 | Psychic | Special | |||
| 1 | Safeguard | — | —% | 25 | Normal | Status | |||
| 4 | Protect | — | —% | 10 | Normal | Status | |||
| 7 | Dragon Dance | — | —% | 20 | Dragon | Status | |||
| 10 | Stored Power | 20 | 100% | 10 | Psychic | Special | |||
| 13 | Refresh | — | —% | 20 | Normal | Status | |||
| 16 | Heal Pulse | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 20 | Dragon Breath | 60 | 100% | 20 | Dragon | Special | |||
| 24 | Luster Purge | 70 | 100% | 5 | Psychic | Special | |||
| 28 | Psycho Shift | — | 100% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 32 | Recover | — | —% | 10 | Normal | Status | |||
| 36 | Telekinesis | — | —% | 15 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 41 | Zen Headbutt | 80 | 90% | 15 | Psychic | Physical | |||
| 46 | Power Split | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 51 | Psychic | 90 | 100% | 10 | Psychic | Special | |||
| 56 | Dragon Pulse | 85 | 100% | 10 | Dragon | Special | |||
| 61 | Memento | — | 100% | 10 | Dark | Status | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
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Mega Evolution sprites[]
| File:Latios-MegaXY.gif Front |
File:Latios-MegaBackXY.gif Back |
| File:Latios-MegaShinyXY.gif Front (Shiny) |
File:Latios-MegaBackShinyXY.gif Back (Shiny) |
Appearances[]
Anime[]
Latios first debuted with his sister Latias in Pokémon Heroes. Annie and Oakley captured Latios and used his DNA along with the stolen Soul Dew to power the Defense Mechanism in the museum of Alto Mare. Latios ended up sacrificing himself to save Alto Mare from an enormous tidal wave.
A Latios owned by Tobias was used in The Semi-Final Frontier! in the semi-finals of the Sinnoh League, where he defeated Ash's Sceptile and Swellow and tied with Pikachu.
Latios, along with Latias, have appeared in the 18th movie and Mega Evolved.
- Latios (MS005)
- Tobias' Latios
- Brendan's Latios
- Latios (MS018)
Trivia[]
- Although Latios' colors are mainly blue and white, the white was grey in Generation III.
- Latios and Latias were the first Template:Type-type Legendary Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Latios and his female counterpart, Latias, other than ultra Necrozma.
- Latios and Latias' curious, intelligent, and playful natures resemble more of dolphins or whales rather than dragons.
- Latios was the first Legendary Pokémon to have a 100% rate of being male.
- Even though Mega Latios was released in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it was coded in Pokémon X and Y but was unobtainable without hacking.
- Mega Latios and Mega Latias looks exactly the same except for the eyes. Mega Latios has red eyes, while Mega Latias has yellow. In the shiny versions, Mega Latios still has his red eyes, while Mega Latias has green eyes.
- In Super Smash Bros., Latios is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Pokéballs. During this time, it uses the move Steel Wing.
- Latios (paired with Latias) is one of the collectable spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Origin[]
Latios is based on jets, dragons, birds, and possibly the concept of yang. Mega Latios somewhat resembles an Arwing, the spaceships used by the members of the eponymous paramilitary group in Nintendo's Star Fox series.
Etymology[]
Latios and Ratiosu come from "latere" ("to lie hidden" in Latin). The "os" is added to indicate masculinity.
